#fenixtj

"That hasn't changed, Duff. I still feel bad about it, too."

"Don't, but do understand, my stars over sea, that casual lovers can't expect the same gravity that connected souls can. You have pull with me, oh I feel it, but as it's not mutual, how can you expect it to hold me back from my own course? Or I you? Love means thinking of we, not I... but as of now, I am still and I, am I not? "

"You are.... but as a leader I have to think of 'we'."

"You can think of it all you want, but I'll do what I think is best for I"

Jessica looks..... complicated. Another flash of irritation. Frustration. Resignation. "I'll accept that, since I don't have a choice... but dont make me choose, Duff."

"I don't give ultimatiums about the heart, Jessica. It never goes well or true- for either"

She nods. "Good. I won't either."

"I do care about you though,, and if I thought something was going to hurt you? Well, I factor that in let's just say. So.." He glances over "What names do you have if I might ask?"

"Going to start moving refugee Fae north. Just figuring out who to start with, and what they need."

"Good. It's been a pain in the ass keeping the criminal element off them"

"Thank you for your help in that."

"You're welcome" He says "I also took out one or two of them... before you protest, the two were drug cartel related... killers hoping to use them to slip in having replaced legitimate refugees"

She nods. "I still prefer nonviolent methods but I know it might not always be possible."

"Well, I try to take folks out in less than lethal ways. Partially because I try to respect your preferences...but also too many folks vanishing can be noted by the cartels. And it made no sense to draw them in"

"There's that laying low and Right of Ignorance again."

A slight smirk "Legano no legano, is gray area"

(Translate?)

She thinks he's quoting a movie of all things, the Cutting Edge if she's seen it. But mostly , he seems to have caught on she was bringing up the 'laying low' bit and pointing out his own working around it. Technicaly he was low and no one noticed.

(Thanks. Stuck with using phone... )

Jessica does not rise to the bait.

Seeing that, he moves closer "Jessica, I am a man who has done things his own way, successfully, for years. And while you don't have to admit it, my confidence AND my competence intrigue you. I'm good at what I do, even if what i do is not always straight and narrow, and you find that appealing to... even if it also frustrates the hell out of you. You can't expect me to change everything I do and how I do it because you've arrived- I've already done so but.. I am still myself."

She sighs. "I know."

"Doesn't make me any less a pain in the ass sometimes mm?" A brow raise, a bit of a smile

"It does not." Succinctly.

"Good" A nod" Hate to be the only one with grinding teeth"

Jessica stacks up her papers.

"That said, if you need more help with these folks, let me know. Some of them deserve better"

"They do, and I will. I think if you keep the violence away from them, that'll be a huge help."

"You're welcome my star and sea" He says "And I'll make sure it is done"

"Thank you." Quietly.

A grunt and nod

"Ok, well.... I guess I should call this guy with the information. "

"Mmm 'this guy', sure he can be trusted?"

"Pretty sure he cant."

"One of mine eh?" wry

"Not sure." Puzzled "I have to be careful with him but.... well, he didn't-seem- dangerous. Which I guess could speak to how dangerous he really is."

"Some of us cultivate an air of menace, but others work the other side very successfully. Describe him mmm?"

She does.

And the satyr as well.

"Not my territory, all Ihave are rumors... there is a tale of a one eyed boggan allied with certain shady organizations and who was climing the ranks until he upset his brother, the true mastermind, and he was forced out and lucky to be alive. There are also rumors of a one eyed Boggan who used some sort of magic to set a hold to death and riot through the use of some mass chicanery that no one could ken on top of them. There is also a story of a one eyed boggan who helped free childlings from a noble tyrant who tried to oath them all. There is a rumor that there's a one eyed boggan who deals in cursed objects... and there is a story of a one eyed boggan that is actually a powerful chimera using magic to disguise himself. A cyclops sorcerer who serves strange masters. Of course, I've met one one eyed boggan, but she seemed nice enough"

"How many one eyed boggans can there be?"

"I imagine almost every boggan has at least one eye" He says

"But true, there should be a limit"

"Well. This guy is who I have to deal with, so...."

"Right so... ltos of stories, they can't all be true. Mmm"

"Ok, so... I need to make this call."

"I'm not stopping you..or did you want me out of ear shot for it?"

"I'll step outside." And she goes to make it so.

OOC: Outside the room or outside the hold?

OOC both?